IDF Position Statement
on bariatric surgery
June 13, 2011
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Position Statement on bariatric surgery co-published in this month’s issue of Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD) and other obesity, endocrine and diabetes journals is a major step forward in global recognition of metabolic surgery as specific treatment of diabetes, not just obesity.
Surgeons, internists, diabetologists, primary care physicians and other health care providers who manage patients with diabetes should carefully read this document as it provides very important, practical, evidenced based recommendations on how to best utilize surgery for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). It is the most comprehensive position statement or guideline yet published.
Full documentation below:
Bariatric surgery: an IDF statement for obese Type 2 diabetes